high stakes.. the outcome of the iowa caucus could depend on the democrat's actions tonight... see how des moines is setting the stage for their final face-off before february first. vying for votes... caucus crunch time means white house hopefuls on both sides are iowa bound... see their tactics on the campaign trail, and find out who captured a coveted endorsement. on the rise... iowans in the market for a gun may have to be patient... find out what's driving a surge in

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first on 13... one week from now, all eyes will be on iowa for a first look at the presidential playing field... but the caucus chaos continues tonight when the democrats duke it out on a des moines stage. channel 13's josh nguyen is live in the epicenter of it all, drake university. josh, it will look much

tonight, all three democratic presidential candidates take part in a town hall in des moines. the prime time event will be hosted by the iowa democratic party and drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on

the republicans are preparing for their own fight night in the metro... "fox news channel" will host its second g-o-p debate on thursday night. it's still unclear which

for the main and under card events. it'll be hosted by fox news, and will be moderated by the network's bret baier, megyn kelly, and chris wallace. fox also hosted the debate in south carolina earlier this month. many candidates are spending caucus crunch time on the iowa campaign trail... hillary clinton spoke to hundreds at west des moines' valley southwoods freshman high school. clinton said the republican party is threatened by her strength moving forward in the race. that's partly due to her unwavering support of the affordable care act. she said repealing obamacare would be a step in the wrong direction. the republicans all say repeal repeal repeal they never tell you what they would put in its place because they can't because you know what they'll do they'll just go back to the way it was. when insurance companies can deny you coverage because you have a pre existing condition. when women are charged more for our

clinton is fresh off a des moines register endorsement on saturday. then yesterday, she picked up another one from the "boston globe." a glass ceiling has been shattered in the iowa national guard... the guard's first female combat engineer is now training in iowa city. 20 year old megan reaska enlisted in december thanks to the encouragement of her father. the university of iowa student says the moment was filled with many emotions... i had no idea i was going to be the first female combat engineer in iowa. i had no idea, it was just kind of like a, kind of a surprise to me and it's such an honor to be the first female combat engineer in iowa and when he told me i was like wow, it's exciting, it's very exciting but no i had no idea. reaska plans to continue her education while serving. iowa is seeing a surge in gun sales and applications for permits... the des moines register reports local dealers have seen sales rise by up to 30 percent since november.

thousand firearm background checks in december... that's more than any other month last year, which averaged 7 thousand to 17 thousand. some say it's fueled by the president's executive action on gun control, while others say it's simply for protection. police have identified the victim in des moines' first homicide of the year... 71 year old norma mcneeley was found dead inside this home on pioneer road. officers originally responded to the home for a welfare check yesterday morning. police haven't released any additional information but say an update is expected at noon. one person is dead after a crash in johnson county over the weekend... it happened along interstate 80, near mile marker 240, yesterday afternoon. troopers say one car was rear ended by another, pushing it into the next lane and causing it to collide with a semi.

at the scene. another person was taken to the hospital. the crash remains under investigation. gas prices across the country are at their lowest in seven years. over the past two weeks, the prices have dropped a about 14 cents. the national average is now a dollar 91 per gallon of regular gas.. prices haven't been this low since january 2009. in the metro, we're seeing an average price of just under 2 dollars. the lowest you'll find around

the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's prepared for it like no other. a tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. negotiating a cease-fire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. the presidency is the toughest job in the world... and she's the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done.

today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence

when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough."

patchy dense fog and freezing drizzle are possible this morning. a winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 am to midnight for areas along and north of i-80. temperatures are starting off mild, but will drop slowly throughout the early afternoon hours, so precipitation will start as a mixture of rain and freezing drizzle and transition over to light snow during the afternoon. snow totals will be less than 1" but roads still have the potential to be slick due to the mix of precipitation types. the rest of the week looks dry and mild as temperatures will trend much warmer...even lower to middle 40s will be possible by the end of the work week and beginning of the weekend. i-80 @ jordan creek i-235 @ mlk

some say if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. in that case, a new yorker has not been working for 90 plus years. meet him when we return with today's trending topics...

you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done.

george: my family's lived on this farm for three generations. the bakken pipeline would pump dirty crude oil across iowa. patti: the fact that bernie sanders stands up against the pipeline is one of the reasons we support him. george: bernie sanders didn't hesitate to say no to the big oil companies. patti: bernie knows that if we don't act, we threaten the climate and the health of our children. bernie sanders understands that. patti: bernie sanders has the guts to just stand up for what he believes in.

with today's trending topics. yeah, they include a political impression and some big-time basketball... but first... tonight show host jimmy fallon is rallying support for flint, michigan during its water crisis. fallon tweeted using the hash tag "water for flint," announcing he's donating 10 thousand dollars to water improvement efforts... he encouraged others to donate and challenged 10 friends to match his amount. rappers big sean and meek mill also opened their wallets for the cause, while singer cher sent thousands of water bottles to the city. comedian chris rock was already working on his oscars hosting gig when the all white nominations caused and uproar... rock says he won't boycott the ceremony like many other celebrities are planning to do, but he also won't ignore the issue.

he had and writing a new opening monologue. we'll hear it when the curtain rises on the 88th academy awards, february 28th. i'm here because we americans are strugglin. so many of us have lost our jobs at the factory or reality shows about alaska. sarah palin returned to the political spotlight with an endorsement of donald trump in ames. and it didn't take long for palin's comedic impersonator to reappear on "saturday night live"... tina fey put on those glasses and that shiny, spiky sweater to open the show. fey's take on palin dates back to john mccain's 2008 run for president. i told you i was going to bring some back up right? you guys ready? you bring your good game? this florida cop went viral after shooting hopps with some

reprimanding them for a noise complaint... officer bobby white promised he would return for a rematch, and followed through with one especially large backup. he brought n-b-a legend shaquille o'neal. in addition to giving them basketball tips, shaq doled out hugs and fist bumps, and urged them to follow their dreams. work...it keeps you young i say, it keeps you young. the world's oldest barber is still on the cutting edge at age 104... anthony mancinelli started cutting hair when he was 12, and calvin coolidge was in the white house. that's more than 90 years of snipping and a lot of different styles. mancinelli works five days a week at a new york shop and says he has no plans to retire anytime soon. a nasa astronaut put a unique

international space station. this video shows scott kelly using the lack of gravity and hydrophobic paddles to play liquid ping pong... kelly explains the paddles are made from a material that repels water, similar to a rain coat. the video is part of a series produced by nasa that showcases its astronuats doing cool space experiments.

the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's prepared for it like no other. a tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. negotiating a cease-fire in gaza,

the presidency is the toughest job in the world... and she's the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done.

he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. right to rise usa is responsible

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that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun lobby... finally get equal pay for women... and stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. so on february first, stand up for hillary. because if you want a president who knows how to keep america safe... and build a stronger economy... hillary's the choice... i'm listening to you, i'm fighting for you, and with your support, i'm going to deliver. i'm hillary clinton

congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends

and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. join the fight to take back our government. high stakes.. the outcome of the iowa caucus could depend on the democrat's actions tonight... we'll take you live to where des moines is setting up for their final face off before february first. vying for votes... caucus crunch time means white house hopefuls on both sides are iowa bound... see their tactics on the campaign trail, and find out who captured a coveted endorsement. traffic trouble... much of the east is digging out after a

weekend. we'll tell you how hundreds of iowans found themselves in the middle of it... it's monday, january 25th. today in iowa starts now.

first on 13... a week from today, iowa will conduct the first contest of the 20-16 presidential race. and democrats are kicking off their big push in the state with a des moines town hall... channel 13's josh nguyen is live in the epicenter of it all, drake university. josh, it will look much different in just a few hours... tonight, all three democratic presidential candidates take part

the prime time event will be hosted by the iowa democratic party and drake university. c-n-n anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the event. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on

the republicans are preparing for their own fight night in the metro... "fox news channel" will host its second g-o-p debate on thursday night. it's still unclear which candidates will take the iowa events center stage for the main and under card events. it'll be hosted by fox news, and will be moderated by the network's bret baier, megyn kelly, and chris wallace. fox also hosted the debate in south carolina earlier this month. in the meantime, republicans are spending caucus crunch time on the campaign trial. five candidates are making nearly two dozen stops combined throughout the state. that includes rick santorum, ted cruz, mike huckabee, carly fiorina, ben carson, and marco rubio. rubio locked in the des moines register's endorsement on saturday. huckabee is hoping some star power will gain him some iowa support... jim labriola will campaign for him beginning tomorrow, through

appeared on the television show "home improvement." donald trump says he is behind his democratic rival's recent surge in support... i was the best thing that ever happened to bernie sanders because my attack on hillary... all of a sudden she went down and sanders got all the credit for it. right? this guy, i mean this guy bernie sanders...give me a break. how does he figure in this whole thing? but he got all the credit. it's unbelievable. trump made the comments at a packed campaign event in muscatine yesterday. a recent c-n-n poll shows sanders sitting on top in iowa, with 51 percent support. hillary clinton had just 43 percent. iowa lawmakers will soon get an update on the transition to a privately managed medicaid system. the "senate human resources committee" will be briefed this afternoon. the committee will discuss whether the new provider networks will

they will also discuss if medicaid members and providers are getting clear communication from the state and managed care organizations. a historic snowstorm dumped several feet of snow on the east coast this weekend... this morning, plows are cleaning up piles of snow along the streets of new york city. along the jersey shore, the city is dealing with a handful of flooded neighborhoods. and in washington d-c, crews are busy repairing downed power lines from strong winds. hundreds of iowans are glad to be home after feeling the effects of the storm first hand. we were worried, because you have to get up in the mountains and get over that, and we didn't get over that. 150 iowans attended a "march for life" in the nation's capitol right before the storm hit... they tried to take off early to beat it, but still found themselves stuck in charter buses on the pennsylvania turnpike. the traffic jam lasted nearly 23 hours. but organizers say the situation didn't dampen the group's spirits,

the kids, the chaperones, they just really chose to make it a situation that could be positive and memorable for the kids. having a mass, out in the snow built by a snow altar - i mean, you can't get much better than that. luckily, the buses were equipped with plenty of snacks and even a restroom. cold weather makes for the perfect movie watching conditions... and many people turned to the "revenant" for their entertainment this weekend. that bring in 16 million dollars at the box office. "star wars: the force awakens" came in at second, with more than 14 million dollars in earnings. it's followed by ice cube's comedy "ride along two," earning close to 13 million dollars. "dirty grandpa" and "the boy" came in

you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done.

patchy dense fog and freezing drizzle are possible this morning. a winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 am to midnight for areas along and north of i-80. temperatures are starting off mild, but will drop slowly throughout the early afternoon hours, so precipitation will start as a mixture of rain and freezing drizzle and transition over to light snow during the afternoon. snow totals will be less than 1" but roads still have the potential to be slick due to the mix of precipitation types. the rest of the week looks dry and mild as temperatures will trend much warmer...even lower to middle 40s will be possible

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as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. we must never forget the lessons of that experience. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. we need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will.

the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday.

for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun lobby... finally get equal pay for women... and stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. so on february first, stand up for hillary. because if you want a president who knows how to keep america safe... and build a stronger economy... hillary's the choice... i'm listening to you, i'm fighting for you, and with your support, i'm going to deliver. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. our top story... drake

democratic town hall before caucuses... this is a live look at the media room just outside the debate stage... soon all the big networks will start setting up here. then tonight, hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders come together for cnn's democratic town hall. it airs live at 8 p-m. we are now exactly one week out from iowa's first in the nation caucuses. police have identified the victim in des moines' first homicide of the year... 71 year old norma mcneeley was found dead inside this home on pioneer road. officers originally responded to the home for a welfare check yesterday morning. police haven't released any additional information but say an update is expected at noon. one person is dead after a crash in johnson county over the weekend... it happened along interstate 80, near mile marker 240, yesterday afternoon. troopers say one car was rear ended by another, pushing it into the next lane and causing it to collide with a semi.

at the scene. hospital. the crash remains under investigation. iowa is seeing a surge in gun permits... the des moines register reports rise by up to 30 percent since november. and the state conducted nearly 26 thousand firearm background checks in december... that's more than any other month last year, which averaged 7 thousand to 17 thousand. some say it's fueled by the president's executive action on gun control, while others say it's simply for protection. a republican presidential candidate is receiving support from his former rival... former texas governor rick perry endorsed texas senator ted cruz in an interview with "politico." perry says cruz is the most consistent conservative in the republican race for president. he also pushed back on criticism that cruz is too uncompromising to be effective. perry dropped his 20-16 bid last

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cyclone's big game at home tonight... students have been camping outside of hilton coliseum for about a week. dozens of tents are stretching three fourths of the way around the building. some set up as early as last monday, and they say they'd do it over again... it's freezing cold out here but a lot of the people will just walk on by, you meet new people, even just camping out is worth it and for the cyclone basketball team? definitely.

iowa state takes on kansas tonight...both teams will have fresh rankings by then. kansas lost last week at oklahoma state...the cyclones have since toppled number one, oklahoma. tip off is at eight on e-s-p-n. hawkeye fans are riding another sports tidal wave...this one in the shape of men's basketball. iowa earned its seventh big ten win against purdue at carver hawkeye arena, yesterday. the hawks start off strong with a 10 to 4 lead, but the boilermakers answer. purdue leads 35 to 33 at the break. the second half is all iowa, adding up happy hawks. it means a little bit now but will mean a lot more later. we're excited to get to 8 and 0 and 9 and 0 and further on. right now it means

for us. we're not really looking too far in the record and trying to take it one at a time. that's the beautiful thing about this team, to see nicholas bear, brady, and dom uhl do what they're doing. and a quality play from ahmad. he didn't score but he gave us quality minutes especially when he got in foul trouble. next up is number 7 maryland on thursday night. tip off is set for 6 p-m on e-s-p-n. the super bowl 50 match up is written all over new york's skyline. the denver broncos will face off against the carolina panthers... the empire state building lit up in both teams' colors last night. it comes after the broncos hung on for a win over the arch rival patriots, and the panthers walloped the cardinals. the big game is february 7th at brand new levi's stadium in santa

the world a president has to grapple with,

that's the job. and she's prepared for it like no other. a tireless secretary of state, standing up against the abuse of women and girls. negotiating a cease-fire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. the presidency is the toughest job in the world... and she's the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done.

good morning. the dig out. tens of millions grappling the snow and ice this morning after the historic blizzard pummelled the east coast. >> getting back to business as usual is going to take a considerable amount of time. >> the nation's capital still shut down. airports clogged with hundreds of new flights cancelled today. guess what? al says there may be another storm coming this week. breaking overnight. >> everything went flying and